Browsing by Author "Ersundu, MC"

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    A straightforward approach for high-end anti-counterfeiting applications based on NIR laser-driven lanthanide doped luminescent glasses
    Vahedigharehchopogh, N; Kibrisli, O; Erol, E; Ersundu, MC; Ersundu, AE
    The increase in forgery in documents and authentic products has motivated the search for new high-end anti-counterfeiting strategies. Various chameleon-like luminescent materials such as up-conversion nanoparticles or perovskite nanocrystals have drawn attention due to their favorable properties. However, these materials are fabricated through complex processes and often suffer from system instability. In this work a facile and inexpensive approach for color tuning of thermally and chemically stable Ho3+/Tm3+/Yb3+ doped tellurite glasses is experimentally demonstrated for the first time. The emission band ratios are successfully manipulated by focusing/defocusing the NIR laser beam irradiating the glass samples. Impressive up-conversion quantum yield values up to 4.56% are obtained along with high lifetime values from similar to 100 to 200 microseconds. As proof of concept, a series of anti-counterfeiting patterns are created using the screen-printing method and different emission colors are observed by easily changing the distance between the sample and the laser focal point. The applicability of the presented strategy along with the remarkable properties of the studied lanthanide doped glasses proves the capability of these materials to be used in anti-counterfeiting applications.
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    Bright white light emission from blue emitting carbon dot-coated Dy3+- doped luminescent glasses
    Özlem, B; Korkmaz, U; Erol, E; Alai, MÖ; Meray, Z; Altürk, RG; Ersundu, MC; Ersundu, AE
    Dy3+-doped luminescent glasses have received great attention due to their ability to emit white light at a suitable yellow-to-blue intensity ratio. However, achieving bright white light using single Dy3+-doped glasses remains a challenge due to the hypersensitivity of the emission band at 575 nm - usually resulting in intense yellow emission. In this work, we present a novel approach for compensating for the blue emission deficiency of Dy3+ to produce resin-free white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) by synthesizing two series of Dy3+-doped glasses from tellurite and silicate systems on which blue-emitting carbon dots (BCDs) are spin-coated. The structural, chemical, optical, and luminescence properties of tellurite and silicate glasses are compared and discussed in detail. White light emissions are obtained upon 365-nm excitation for BCD-coated Dy3+-doped tellurite and silicate glasses with color coordinates of (x = 0.31, y = 0.33) and (x = 0.31, y = 0.34) and correlated color temperatures (CCT) of 5518 K and 5316 K, respectively. BCDs coating increases photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) values from 3.10 % to 5.62 % and from 20.81 % to 31.49 % for tellurite and silicate glasses, respectively. Ultimately, the findings in this work show the potential of BCD-coated luminescent glasses with excellent luminescent properties to be considered in solid-state lighting applications. (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.